I loooorve that last beat. That video is so surreal. I can't tell you, tho I shouldn't be surprised, how dope it is to hear some one who is an arm of hip hop making shit that is so fantastic. Flying Lotus. He ain't no Jim Jones.

The video is bonkers! And conceptual to an extent that I'd expect from Fly Lo. If I wasn't hyped for the album before I really am now. And I agree with PuertoNico, price for the special vinyl is steep (around 50 for the 2LP, right?)!

I was looking for a download for Raw Cartoons until I ran across this.

Flying Lotus: "Don't get it twisted. ... (Raw Cartoons) was demos that leaked. The fact that stuff is out is fucked up because they're not even finished. It'd be different if these things were complete, or I approved it. But I don't know what's out there. People have these half-finished tracks, and it's embarrassing. I'd rather, if you steal my shit, at least it be finished. It's like people stealing my trash"http://www.plugonema...qa-flying-lotus

Not saying I'm going download his stuff but I respect what he is saying. If your looking for one of his early beat tapes check out the the July Heat demo.

Also dId anybody see the Red Bull Academy interview where FlyLo was interviewed by Egon, I can't find it on the RBMA website or anywhere else for that matter.

Also dId anybody see the Red Bull Academy interview where FlyLo was interviewed by Egon, I can't find it on the RBMA website or anywhere else for that matter.

Not too sure about this, but I think only a handful of the interviews are up all year long. When the Academy is in session that's when all the interviews are posted for streaming. I could be totally wrong though.

I listened to these two and J Dilla 05 unreleased shit side by side for like a year. They are very similar, in structure but different in dilla's was pretty much sample based. Either way I love them both. FL's does sound more futuristic. Most likely these cats were bouncing shit off each other at the time. If not FL from Dilla for sure.

FlyLo advanced beyond the Dilla comparisons and reached his own unique sound with the "Los Angeles" record, and "Cosmogramma" is even further from his "July Heat"/"Raw Cartoons" sound. I think Flying Lotus now is on the level that Dilla reached before he died, but their respective sounds aren't similar at all anymore.

I got an advance copy of "Until the Quiet Comes" since I'm interviewing him tomorrow. It's really fucking good. Y'all should definitely buy it when it comes out. I know I'm waiting for that vinyl.